diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d55f97e..a8375f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ value the client sends. Max uses this address for audit logging. For nginx:
 proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
 ```
 
+## Dovecot
+
+Dovecot reads the password hashes written by Max from the `users` table. Max stores bcrypt
+hashes as `{BLF-CRYPT}$2b$12$…`. Dovecot must therefore support `BLF-CRYPT` (check with `doveadm pw -l`).
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 Direct dependencies are listed in `requirements.in` (production) and
diff --git a/max/auth/auth.py b/max/auth/auth.py
index 8ddbc19..1c49098 100644
--- a/max/auth/auth.py
+++ b/max/auth/auth.py
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-import base64
-import hashlib
-
 import bcrypt
 from flask import current_app, session
 
-from max.crypto import constant_time_compare, force_bytes
+from max.crypto import force_bytes
 from max.db import get_user_by_email, update_user
 from max.exceptions import InvalidPassword
 from max.sessions import session_storage
 from max.translations import t
 
 BLF_CRYPT_PREFIX = "{BLF-CRYPT}"
-SSHA512_PREFIX = "{SSHA512}"
 BCRYPT_ROUNDS = 12
 # bcrypt only uses the first 72 bytes
 MAX_PASSWORD_BYTES = 72
@@ -100,8 +96,6 @@ def hash_password(password: str):
 
 
 def needs_rehash(hash: str):
-    if not hash.startswith(BLF_CRYPT_PREFIX):
-        return True
     # "$2b$12$…": the cost factor follows the version
     rounds = int(hash[len(BLF_CRYPT_PREFIX) :].split("$")[2])  # noqa
     return rounds < BCRYPT_ROUNDS
@@ -115,31 +109,4 @@ def check_password(password: str, hash: str):
         bcrypt_hash = hash[len(BLF_CRYPT_PREFIX) :]  # noqa
         return bcrypt.checkpw(force_bytes(password), force_bytes(bcrypt_hash))
 
-    if hash.startswith(SSHA512_PREFIX):
-        return check_ssha512_password(password, hash)
-
     raise RuntimeError("The hash has an unknown scheme")
-
-
-# {SSHA512} is outdated. Existing hashes are still checked and replaced at the
-# next login. Remove this once no hash uses it anymore (see F-08).
-
-
-def hash_ssha512_password(password: str, salt: bytes):
-    sha = hashlib.sha512()
-    sha.update(force_bytes(password))
-    sha.update(salt)
-    sha_and_salt = base64.b64encode(sha.digest() + salt)
-    return SSHA512_PREFIX + sha_and_salt.decode()
-
-
-def get_ssha512_salt(hash: str):
-    sha_and_salt = base64.b64decode(hash[len(SSHA512_PREFIX) :])  # noqa
-    return sha_and_salt[64:]
-
-
-def check_ssha512_password(password: str, hash: str):
-    salt = get_ssha512_salt(hash)
-    hash_from_password = hash_ssha512_password(password, salt)
-
-    return constant_time_compare(hash, hash_from_password)